Apache on solaris 10

The apache web server is included with solaris 10. Follow these steps to enable it.

Step 1: Create a working default apache config file

The apache server config files are in /etc/apache2. To quickly get up and running, you can just use the sample config file by doing the following:

cd /etc/apache2

cp httpd.conf-example httpd.conf


Step 2: Enable the apache/httpd service


Check to see if apache is already running:

svcs -a
grep -i http


You will probably see the following, indicating that apache is NOT running:

disabled Apr_20 svc:/network/http:apache2


Use the svcadm command to start the webserver. This will also make it automatically start if your machine reboots.

svcadm -v enable /network/http:apache2

Use the following svcs command to make sure it worked:

svcs -p /network/http:apache2

STATE STIME FMRI

online 15:32:44 svc:/network/http:apache2

15:32:44 28711 httpd

15:32:45 28712 httpd

15:32:45 28713 httpd

15:32:45 28714 httpd

15:32:45 28715 httpd

15:32:45 28716 httpd

This is showing that the webserver is online and working.



Step 3: Add your web content

Put your html (IE: index.html) in the /var/apache2/htdocs directory. If everything went OK, you should have a functioning apache webserver.

Debugging / Troubleshooting


If the svcs -p command from the above step doesn't show a STATE of online, do the followig:

svcs -a
grep -i http

You'll probably see that it's in maintenance mode:

maintenance 15:16:12 svc:/network/http:apache2

For more detailed info run:

svcs -l http

OR

svcs -x http

svc:/network/http:apache2 (Apache 2 HTTP server)

State: maintenance since May 8, 2007 3:16:12 PM EDT

Reason: Start method failed repeatedly, last exited with status 1.

See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS

See: httpd(8)

See: /var/svc/log/network-http:apache2.log

Impact: This service is not running.

Note that the second to last line tells you where the log file is, so take a look at that. Once you've fixed the problem, you can restart apache with:

svcadm restart /network/http:apache2

If for some reason you want to shut off apache, use this:

svcadm disable /network/http:apache2



svcs -p /network/http:apache2

STATE STIME FMRI

disabled 15:36:33 svc:/network/http:apache2



svcs -l http

fmri svc:/network/http:apache2

name Apache 2 HTTP server

enabled false

state disabled

next_state none

state_time May 8, 2007 3:36:33 PM EDT

logfile /var/svc/log/network-http:apache2.log

restarter svc:/system/svc/restarter:default

contract_id

dependency require_all/error svc:/milestone/network:default (online)

dependency require_all/none svc:/system/filesystem/local:default

(online)

dependency optional_all/error svc:/system/filesystem/autofs:default

(online)